David Cameron and Argentinian President face off over Falklands at G20 summit

Argentina has accused David Cameron of refusing to accept an envelope with UN
resolutions on the Falklands issue from Argentina' President Cristina
Kirchner at G20 summit in Mexico.

9:51PM BST 19 Jun 2012

Prime Minister David Cameron responded to the Argentinian ambush saying they should "respect the views" of Falkland residents who have announced they are to hold a referendum on the issue of control of the islands.

The two leaders have been verbally sparing across the ocean for over a year as the conflict, which led to war 30 years ago, has picked up again with the discovery of oil near the islands and the anniversary of the war.

Ms Kirchner argued her case last week at a UN decolonisation committee, and at the Los Cabos G20 summit in Mexico on Tuesday apparently tried to hand Mr Cameron a folder holding United Nations resolutions, saying the British should negotiate with Buenos Aires.

She had asked the Special Committee on Decolonization to hold a session on the islands on June 14, the 30th anniversary of Britain's victory in 1982 in a 10-week war over the Falklands that ended Argentina's brief occupation there and led to the collapse of its military dictatorship.